Explorer 35 - NASA Satellite

NASAs Explorer 35 studied the Moon from orbit for six years and discovered that the Moon has no magnetosphere, that solar wind particles impact directly onto the surface, and that the Moon creates a cavity in the solar wind stream. The satellite later impacted the lunar surface.

Explorer 35 Mission Information

Mission Details

NameExplorer 35
Launch DateJuly 19, 1967
Mission TypeUnmanned
TypeSatellite
Launch VehicleThor Delta E-1
Launch SiteCape Canaveral, United States

Satellite Details

ApplicationOrbit and study Earths Moon
Scientific InstrumentMagnetometers, Thermal Ion Detector, Ion Chambers and Geiger Tubes, Geiger Tubes and P-on-N Junction, Micrometeoroid Detector, Faraday Cup
Mass104.3 Kg

Space Organization Details

CountryUnited States
ContinentNorth America
OrganizationNASA

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